They go over a lot of the fundamentals that I completely agree on as a high skill operator in this space.  

You can search for their NMLS # as well, but in the private money/hard money space there are grey areas in certain states as to whether or not you need to be licensed.

I'm curious if you have considered approaching local non profits that might want a private partner.

Any insight on neighborhoods to target for LTR, or lakes to target for STR (open to non lakes as well).  

It varies deal to deal, on one property maybe up to 65% LTV, but if you have more collateral the more likely they can make something work.For example, I've done numerous deals where we place a 2nd on 4-5 properties and the lender feels comfortable lending x amount of dollarsThese are very non traditional loans and no two will ever be the same.

I spent close to six months looking at various vendors in the space, and below are some of the ones we ended up choosing (including one of our favorites, Hospitable).Each of the hours underneath the categories refer to what I estimate the monthly time-savings are by deploying the technology within the box for us.

My wife and I purchased our first-ever home in Viera, FL (on the Space Coast) for $430k back in Oct 2022 with 10% down using a 5/1 4.5% ARM.

As a real estate agent working in the investment space, I’m always looking to fine-tune my approach and discover new ways to find potential deals, whether it's off-market properties, distressed assets, or any other lead sources.Some questions I’m thinking about:What CRM tools have you found the most helpful?

Another question I had however is, when/if you ever decide to sell, do you believe they are harder to sell due to it basically having to sell to another investor looking for this and not someone looking for full time living space?

@Will Gaston I have to say this is one of the best threads on student rentals and I always try to send people to it when they ask about this space.